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October 16, 2023
All eyes on Gaza. We can’t look away now.
Israeli officials are openly planning to open “the gates of hell” on Gaza.
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Progressive for Palestine in Philadelphia
Last week, I spent two days walking around downtown Philadelphia outside the Democratic National Convention wearing a t-shirt that said “Palestinians should be free.”
Support for Representative Hank Johnson Following Mischaracterizations of Remarks
The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation and Jewish Voice for Peace thank Representative Hank Johnson for his participation in the event “Progressive for Palestine: Is the US Ready to Rethink Policy on Israel,” which took place yesterday in Philadelphia during the Democratic National Convention.
Network Against Islamophobia National Canvassing
The Network Against Islamophobia (NAI), a project of Jewish Voice for Peace, was created to serve as a resource to, and work with, JVP chapters and other groups interested in organizing against Islamophobia and anti-Arab…
Poetry is Not a Crime: Nine Pulitzer-Winners among 150+ Literary Figures Calling for Israel to Release Palestinian Poet
Over 150 renowned writers, poets, translators, artists and literary figures signed an open letter in solidarity with Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour
Dreams of A Crumbling Wall
There is work for us to do to end this type of treatment and make the wall crumble like the children of Aida depicted in their mural.
Revisiting the UNGA Partition Resolution
Walid Khalidi “examines the 1947 UN resolution recommending the partition of Palestine into an Arab and a Jewish state as the fulfillment of fifty years of Zionist efforts to establish a Jewish state in Palestine and as the opportunity to expand that state. The article analyzes the components of the partition plan itself in the light of the demographic and land ownership realities of the time and discusses the implications to the present day of the general acceptance of the Zionist version of events.
Israeli Law of Return: 1950
The Israeli Law of Return provides every Jew with the right to become a citizen of Israel. In contrast, Palestinian refugees are not afforded their own right to return to their land.
Israeli Nationality Law: 1952
Grants citizenship to anyone who immigrates according to the Law of Return, also deprives Palestinian refugees who resided in Palestine before 1948 of the right to acquire residence status or citizenship in Israel.
Taking action for a Just Peace – Presbyterian Church GA 2016
Just two years after voting to divest from companies that profit from Israel’s occupation by a narrow margin, the Presbyterian Church passed a series of powerful overtures committing the Church to taking action for a just peace in Israel/Palestine.
Lawmakers Urge President Obama to Protect Rights of Palestinian Children
Ending the practice of military detention for children is an important first step towards ensuring the possibility of a more peaceful future.
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